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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an individual serving in a position in the competitive or excepted service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, who performs at least 2 years of service in such a position within a 5-year period, and who passes a suitable noncompetitive examination, shall be granted competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment.

H.R. 294Introduced Jan 4, 1995Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Kanjorski D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 15, 1995 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

31 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 27 Democrats

3 of 31 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Peter Blute (R-MA), John Bryant (D-TX), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Tim Holden (D-PA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), John LaFalce (D-NY), Ray LaHood (R-IL), John Lewis (D-GA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), John McHugh (R-NY), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Alan Mollohan (D-WV), James Moran (D-VA), Richard Neal (D-MA), John Olver (D-MA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Martin Sabo (D-MN), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Henry Waxman (D-CA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Kanjorski.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.